President Donald Trump has terminated Secret Service protection for his former national security adviser John Bolton, Bolton said Tuesday.
The former national security advisor has faced threats from Iran going back years, including an alleged assassination plot.
Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, the president-elect's former national security adviser John Bolton made predictions about what a second Trump term will look like. Newsweek has reached out to Trump's transition team via email for comment on ...
Bolton departed the first Trump admin in 2019 and has continued to require Secret Service protection due to threats from Iran.
Like many who worked for Trump during his first presidential tenure, Bolton has been vocal about how tumultuous the work can be. But for those who will be navigating what he calls the “continuing turmoil” of advising Trump, Bolton has some straightforward recommendations.
The president made good on promises to seek revenge against enemies during his first week back in power, signaling in the process that anyone who crosses him in the future could also suffer.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the latest ex-aide to lose government protection, reflecting Trump's early moves against perceived adversaries.
The Trump administration removed former national security adviser John Bolton's Secret Service protection. The decision was made in the past 24 hours, sources said.
Feeling burned by the holdover of Obama administration appointees during his first go-around, Trump swiftly exiled Biden holdovers and moved to test new hires for their fealty to his agenda.
Donald Trump ... of the Senate. Trump says Secret Service protection shouldn’t be offered for life Trump is defending his decision to terminate the Secret Service detail assigned to his former national security adviser, John Bolton.
Donald Trump attends Service of Prayer as he begins first full day as the 47th President of the United States following his inauguration
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling the security protections and clearance of retired Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley